Clare Durham
Head of Ceramics, Glass and Decorative Arts.
Clare joined Henry Aldridge and Son in 2025, following 18 years running the British
and Continental Ceramics and Glass department at Woolley and Wallis. She has
experience in cataloguing Asian Art and wrote the first standalone catalogue of
Yixing and Zisha teawares. Past notable sales have included the John Bartlam
teapot (to the Metropolitan Museum in New York), two of three recorded plats
d’entremets from Louis XIV’s service at Vincennes, and a number of single-owner collections.
Collections. Clare is a member of the English Ceramic Circle, French Porcelain
Society and Oxford Ceramics Group. She is a regular public speaker for several
societies and events, and has had articles featured in several publications, including
Homes & Antiques, Antique Collecting and the Glass Circle newsletter. Her particular
interests include English delftware and early Chelsea porcelain.